Ohio State continues to win games in many ways. On Monday night, Maryland intentionally came out to hit Buckeyes in the mouth and it worked for a while.
Terrapins played a physical ball mark with a lot of movement towards the rim, which led to an early lead. However, as in many games before this season, OSU found a way to get points with what the opposition offered, narrowed the defense and won another road race in the Big Ten, with a score of 73-65.
There’s a lot to unpack with this, especially with the way the Buckeyes responded and took care of business in front of a team that seemed motivated and bent on turning some heads in the world of college basketball tonight.
As we do with every game, here are three things we’ve noticed and can eliminate from Ohio’s fifth straight win and a win in eight of the last nine.